| Kansas City Chiefs at Houston Oilers Game Statistics |
| Date: September 26, 1971 Location: Houston, TX |
| Venue: Astrodome Attendance: 46498 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City ChiefsKC | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
| Houston OilersHOU | 0 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 16 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | KC | HOU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Wendell Hayes 1 run (Jan Stenerud kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Jan Stenerud 43 FG | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Ken Houston 68 opponents fumble recovery (Braden Beck kick) | 10 | 7 |
| 2 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Jan Stenerud 11 FG | 13 | 7 |
| 3 | Houston OilersHOU | Braden Beck 15 FG | 13 | 10 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Charlie Joiner 12 pass from Dan Pastorini (Braden Beck kick blocked) | 13 | 16 |
| 4 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Warren McVea 4 run (Jan Stenerud kick) | 20 | 16 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Otis Taylor |
| 17 | WR | Elmo Wright |
| 77 | LOT | Jim Tyrer |
| 71 | LOG | Ed Budde |
| 58 | C | Jack Rudnay |
| 60 | ROG | George Daney |
| 73 | ROT | Dave Hill |
| 88 | TE | Morris Stroud |
| 16 | QB | Len Dawson |
| 38 | RB | Wendell Hayes |
| 6 | RB | Warren McVea |
| Defense | ||
| 81 | LDE | Marvin Upshaw |
| 61 | LDT | Curley Culp |
| 86 | RDT | Buck Buchanan |
| 87 | RDE | Aaron Brown |
| 78 | LLB | Bobby Bell |
| 63 | MLB | Willie Lanier |
| 51 | RLB | Jim Lynch |
| 40 | LCB | Jim Marsalis |
| 46 | LS | Jim Kearney |
| 42 | RS | Johnny Robinson |
| 18 | RCB | Emmitt Thomas |
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Jim Beirne |
| 18 | WR | Charlie Joiner |
| 74 | LOT | Gene Ferguson |
| 56 | LOG | Bob Young |
| 62 | C | Jerry Sturm |
| 66 | ROG | Tom Funchess |
| 77 | ROT | Sam Walton |
| 83 | TE | Willie Frazier |
| 12 | QB | Charley Johnson |
| 35 | RB | Woody Campbell |
| 34 | RB | Joe Dawkins |
| Offense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Pat Holmes |
| 73 | LDT | Leo Brooks |
| 78 | RDT | Mike Tilleman |
| 65 | RDE | Elvin Bethea |
| 85 | LLB | Floyd Rice |
| 52 | MLB | Garland Boyette |
| 58 | RLB | Ron Pritchard |
| 22 | LCB | Zeke Moore |
| 29 | LS | Ken Houston |
| 25 | RS | John Charles |
| 19 | RCB | Willie Alexander |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Warren McVea | 15 | 45 | 3.0 | 1 | |
| Wendell Hayes | 14 | 30 | 2.1 | 1 | |
| Robert Holmes | 6 | 6 | 1.0 | 0 | |
| Len Dawson | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Jim Otis | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Elmo Wright | 1 | -10 | -10.0 | -10 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Joe Dawkins | 13 | 16 | 1.2 | 0 | |
| Woody Campbell | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 0 | |
| Dan Pastorini | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Charley Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||||||||
| Len Dawson | 24 | 14 | 58.3 | 0 | 207 | 8.6 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86.6 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| Dan Pastorini | 21 | 10 | 47.6 | 2 | 156 | 7.4 | 1 | 49.0 | |||
| Charley Johnson | 7 | 3 | 42.9 | 1 | 19 | 2.7 | 0 | 10.7 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Otis Taylor | 6 | 97 | 16.2 | 0 | |
| Elmo Wright | 5 | 82 | 16.4 | 0 | |
| Warren McVea | 2 | -5 | -2.5 | 0 | |
| Morris Stroud | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Joe Dawkins | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Charlie Joiner | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 1 | |
| Ken Burrough | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 0 | |
| Jim Beirne | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 | |
| Woody Campbell | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Jim Kearney | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Emmitt Thomas | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Jim Marsalis | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Jerrel Wilson | 3 | 153 | 51.0 | 0 | |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Dan Pastorini | 4 | 191 | 47.8 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| Dennis Homan | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | ||
| Ceasar Belser | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Ken Houston | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| Robert Holmes | 2 | 54 | 27.0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Sensibaugh | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Linzy Cole | 3 | 106 | 35.3 | 0 | ||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |
| Houston Oilers | |
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